TP-Link TL-PA4010PKIT Passthrough Powerline Adapter Starter
TP-Link TL-PA4010PKIT Passthrough Powerline Adapter Starter Kit, No Configuration Required, UK Plug, Pack of 2
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| Weight: | 300 g |
| Dimensions: | 5.8 x 4.2 x 9.5 cm; 300 Grams |
| Brand: | TP-Link |
| Model: | TL-PA4010PKITV5.0 |
| Colour: | White |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | TP-Link |
| Dimensions: | 5.8 x 4.2 x 9.5 cm; 300 Grams |
my wifi upstairs was super unstable and made both gaming and productivity an awful experience but this device made my wifi perfectly stable and present the speeds that im paying for to me
Bought these because I work from home & moved from sky dish internet to sky fibre & everything is so more tech than it used to be. Plug it in where the fibre came into the building & at my work station & hey presto it’s works. It does need to be running on the same electric circuit ( our bungalow is split into 2 Kitchen & garage is one circuit & front room, bathroom,bedrooms are on another. I didn’t know that when I bought it, it could have made a big difference
These are brilliant. Should have got them sooner. My PC has never had a wireless card, plus it was in a dead zone anyway. I’ve messed about with WiFi extenders that also have ethernet ports but it always seemed like a temperamental setup. Straight out of the box, bam! 60mb/s download / 20 mb/2 upload, and that’s through a spurred socket off an ancient power circuit. My broadband is technically 200 mb/s at the hub but almost never gets near that. I’ll take 60 mb/s anyway. No convoluted setup or downloading apps or creating accounts with some company or other. Just plug and play.
I can only compare this to what I had as my previous set up but this is a huge upgrade for me personally. I have used this to connect my pc upstairs where the router is situated in the living room. I have a 500mb connection and the previous wireless connection was giving me speeds averaging 30-35mb. After setting this up in literally 5mins, I now get 170-180 so it is now over five times faster. It’s never going to hit the 500 I get in the living room but as secure hardwired connection with low ping and no jitters is a big win for me for streaming, gaming and general pc use downloading large files.
This has solved my wifi problems.
The router is at the bottom of my house but my “office” is in the loft (don’t ask…) which meant that my wifi connection was intermittent. The TP PowerLink has solved all my connectivity issues. Brilliant!
Doesn’t make a sound, pretty good for the price, instantly made my WiFi 10 times better in my room and I would have high pngs but now I have low ones, and it’s just made gaming and other stuff easier as I would get bad signal in my room. Easy to use, only problem I have is that the wire is just a bit too small so I’m afraid it might break. Potentially buy agai
Great solution if you are looking to boost your network speed if you are struggling with the WiFi signal, as this clever device transmits over the power grid. Simplest of all to install, plug one in a socket (network cable from router plugged in device) and then plug the other one (network cable from this device to the PC/console/tv box or WiFi extender even) on a socket that is on the same wiring and just press a button to pair. Easy as that – no cables involved and amazing speeds.
This product is great. Set up was incredibly easy I just plugged one into my router and the other in my room where a gaming PC is being used and both adapters found each other in a couple minutes. Immediately doing a speed test I’m getting 70 down 18 up which is exactly the same as a direct Ethernet connection. My ping issues and packet loss drops are completely solved and my online games aren’t lagging anymore. I imagine this product wouldn’t be suitable if you a connection over 100mbps because the Ethernet port on the adapters is only 10/100 so if they ever install any faster internet to my road then I will upgrade the adapters but for now I’m extremely happy with them. I’d tried several wifi adapters and have come to the conclusion that using WiFi for gaming is just terrible and these adapters are the way to go if you cannot run a cable.
I bought this kit to stop lag whilst gaming. It’s worked perfectly and I don’t think I can ever go back to using the WiFi for such a thing.
The installation was so fast and simple. Would highly recommend them.
I have a cable box incompatible with my Internet provider. Since a new router new settings the WiFi does not hold v long sometimes 1 hour. But more oelr less every day inhale to input my WiFi code. I was beyond fed up!
On speaking to the umpteenth agent at the Internet provider he suggested these fancy plugs!I have noticed an improvement so now 4 or 5 days it lasts and then I put WiFi code better than before.!
I think IF I could get the ethernet lead in it would be awesome but does not stretch so just the plug in the wall and hey presto better signal.
Very easy to use, just plug and use really.
No problem with the speed and connection neither. Bought them to work from home for months and had no issue at all so fa
Exactly what I needed it for and havent looked back. Highly Recommend
Our Sky router wifi is hopeless i was getting between 1 and 25 mbs all over the house. With this i am now getting a constant 47mbs for my laptop. I plugged it into an extension too! No more lag for work zoom calls.
I bought these to replace some old Belkin ones after I upgraded my broadband to 500mbps. They are definitely a lot faster and have the added bonus of being able to plug in to so your not losing a space. Definitely recommend.
Comes with two ethernet cables so everything is ready, literally plug in and you’re away.
I have used Tp-Link devices for many years to avoid installing network cables all over the house. These units with through connections for 13 amp plugs are ideal for space saving.
Order arrived this evening. Opened box, plugged it all in, pushed the button, and hey presto everything worked first time. No hassle.
I bought this as I had old BT power line adapters but it only had one Ethernet connection so I had to choose which device I had connected via Ethernet.
The set up was quick and easy, I connected the plug with the signal Ethernet port to the router in the bedroom and the second plug with the dual Ethernet ports on in the living room and connected the Ethernet cables to the PS5 and Xbox.
I didn’t even have to press the sync button to sync the two plugs within 5 seconds they were connected and ready to go.
I ran a Speedtest and get no drop in internet speed or performance from running it through these plugs. I also like the fact that you don’t lose plug sockets as these have built in sockets.
Used to get better mbps on my xbox, ive noticed a more secure connection since using it, the speed isn’t as high as i would like but it’s still up there with a better sturdier connection than wireless
They don’t run at full speed but they run at a fast enough speed that’s good enough. One is plugged in at the front of the house, the other is plugged in upstairs at the back. Reasonably new build house (~2003) with modern wiring.
It’s connected to an Ethernet switch at the remote end and straight into router on the other end. 6 devices in total, works well.
It’s been stable, hasn’t dropped out and have no complaints.
Why do I say this? Well, in case you have had the same issue as me frankly. These things seem to work for a finite time and then begin to break down with flaky connections.
Enter this set. I just needed a fairly basic set of powerline adapters and settled on these. They were, after all, just bought to see if a new set would work, or whether it was something to do with my electrics (unlikely as the house is less than 4 years old). I plugged the first adapter in the garage and plugged the ethernet cable in from my EAP-110 outdoor antenna, two LEDs came on. I went indoors and plugged in the second adapter to the socket near my switch, plugged the Ethernet cable in and two LEDs came on. I waited 60 seconds, nothing, no third LED to show they were linked.
All I can think of is these things take several minutes to find each other as, just as I was giving up, the third LED lit up!
I checked, and all the cameras worked fine, a lot faster than they were before as I was using a TP-Link Deco X55 in the garage to try to get the signal through, it was only reading one bar so not a great signal. So I’m very pleased as I don’t need to purchase the Outdoor X50 Deco now (an expensive test that might not have worked so well).
So it seems these things do have a finite life, but I would rather buy a set of these every two years than faff about with trying to get a wi-fi signal into what is effectively a Faraday cage (a house with foil lined insulation throughout). And if you had a set of these that suddenly packed up, buy a new set, you might just solve the problem.
Set up is simple. You just plug the first passthrough into your wall socket, connect it to one of the LAN ports on your router, install the second plug wherever you want your second broadband access (you don’t need to connect this one to the router!) then just press the pairing button on both plugs (you have two minutes to press the second one after you press the button on the first plug) to create the secure network. It doesn’t matter which plug you start with when pairing them. It’s that simple!
I bought this kit to test if I can improve the speed of local file transfer between my laptop and NAS. As you can see from the images, the tpPLC utility reports a 459 Mbps speed between the two powerline adapters. In reality, that was 92/128 Mbps (upload/download). The powerline adapters are plugged into the wall socket and this is a newly built house (2020), so the electrical wiring is up to current standards. One of the adapters is plugged in downstairs, and the other one is upstairs. The approximate distance between the two is 10-15 m.
In comparison, I get 150/317 Mbps (upload/download) transfer speed via wifi (Orbi RBR50 + satellite).
Conclusion:
This is a fairly cheap, easy-to-use product, however, a mesh wifi system would probably be a better choice for most people, provided that the router and the nodes can reach the area you want to cover. For hard-to-reach areas, this product could be the only viable option to extend the network and provide internet connectivity.
These use your power grid as ethernet extensions so you can direct connect without the need for wifi which is less stable. You don’t need the quick install guide as these are pretty much plug and play devices. The Ethernet cables provided are a bit on the short side though as you need to plug directly into sockets rather than using extensions or power bars. For this reason, the passthrough version is definitely advisable over the regular even if you think you have plenty of socket space via bars but if you already own longer Ethernet cables this is not an issue.
The connection on these is very stable and I dont get any disconnects or drop outs. Ping time is very stable. So much better than what I could do with Wi-Fi so perfect for gaming.
These are quite compact devices considering they have a passthrough plug and they are well priced. However I have used better performing Zyxel devices in the past that are no longer available and were twice the price. The Zyxel ones also failed after a couple of years, to early to tell reliability of these.
They also have a power saving mode which is enabled by default, they go into standby when the device connected to them goes offline after some time. This is working great for me but can be disabled if required using the TP link app.